Question 1

When someone reads the words wrestling, pickup truck, and steak and automatically thinks "man," they are experiencing the effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender binary glasses. 
B)  the gender similarities hypothesis. 
C)  associative memory. 
D)  the difference between sex and gender. 
A)  gender binary glasses. 
B)  the gender similarities hypothesis. 
C)  associative memory. 
D)  the difference between sex and gender.

Question 2

The word sex refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  biological differences in primary and secondary sexual characteristics. 
B)  the symbolism of masculinity and femininity that we connect to being male or female. 
C)  the fact that the shape of our body may not extend to how a person feels or acts. 
D)  the primary way we naturalize and justify inequality. 
A)  biological differences in primary and secondary sexual characteristics. 
B)  the symbolism of masculinity and femininity that we connect to being male or female. 
C)  the fact that the shape of our body may not extend to how a person feels or acts. 
D)  the primary way we naturalize and justify inequality.

Question 3

The authors of your textbook claim that

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no biological basis to gender. 
B)  men and women are genderless at birth and only become male or female through socialization. 
C)  in some societies, gender isn't important. 
D)  if we didn't work so hard at it, men and women wouldn't look as different as they do. 
A)  there is no biological basis to gender. 
B)  men and women are genderless at birth and only become male or female through socialization. 
C)  in some societies, gender isn't important. 
D)  if we didn't work so hard at it, men and women wouldn't look as different as they do.

Question 4

The fact that men are more likely than women to get breast reductions, and women are more likely than men to get breast implants is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  efforts to enhance the illusion of the gender binary. 
B)  efforts by intersex people to fit into their given sex. 
C)  gender dysphoria. 
D)  the personal exception theory of gender. 
A)  efforts to enhance the illusion of the gender binary. 
B)  efforts by intersex people to fit into their given sex. 
C)  gender dysphoria. 
D)  the personal exception theory of gender.

Question 5

During her research in the community of Gerai in West Borneo, anthropologist Christine Helliwell described how her gender was uncertain among the Dayak for the duration of her fieldwork. This was because

Accepted Answer

A)  they didn´t know she had breasts and a vagina due to the sarong she wore. 
B)  for the Dayak, a "woman" has children and at that time Helliwell didn´t have any. 
C)  for the Dayak, a "woman" is a person who excels at distinguishing types of rice and its preparation, but Helliwell did not master these tasks. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  they didn´t know she had breasts and a vagina due to the sarong she wore. 
B)  for the Dayak, a "woman" has children and at that time Helliwell didn´t have any. 
C)  for the Dayak, a "woman" is a person who excels at distinguishing types of rice and its preparation, but Helliwell did not master these tasks. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a message of this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much of the difference we attribute to bodies is a result of us working hard to make them appear different and even opposite. 
B)  Gender ideologies shape our cognition through both perceptions and misperceptions. 
C)  All cultures have gender ideologies, but only ours (the gender binary ones) distorts our cognition. 
D)  Wearing gender binary glasses makes us culturally competent. 
A)  Much of the difference we attribute to bodies is a result of us working hard to make them appear different and even opposite. 
B)  Gender ideologies shape our cognition through both perceptions and misperceptions. 
C)  All cultures have gender ideologies, but only ours (the gender binary ones) distorts our cognition. 
D)  Wearing gender binary glasses makes us culturally competent.

Question 7

Which of the following groups is evidence that the gender binary fails to describe reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with intersexed bodies 
B)  Transsexuals 
C)  We feel compelled to work hard to make our body appear feminine or masculine. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  People with intersexed bodies 
B)  Transsexuals 
C)  We feel compelled to work hard to make our body appear feminine or masculine. 
D)  All of the above

When someone reads the words wrestling, pickup truck, and steak and automatically thinks "man," they are experiencing the effect of

The word sex refers to

The authors of your textbook claim that

The fact that men are more likely than women to get breast reductions, and women are more likely than men to get breast implants is an example of

During her research in the community of Gerai in West Borneo, anthropologist Christine Helliwell described how her gender was uncertain among the Dayak for the duration of her fieldwork. This was because

Which of the following is NOT a message of this chapter?

Which of the following groups is evidence that the gender binary fails to describe reality?

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Politics

Filters

Exam 2: Ideas

When someone reads the words wrestling, pickup truck, and steak and automatically thinks "man," they are experiencing the effect of

The word sex refers to

The authors of your textbook claim that

The fact that men are more likely than women to get breast reductions, and women are more likely than men to get breast implants is an example of

During her research in the community of Gerai in West Borneo, anthropologist Christine Helliwell described how her gender was uncertain among the Dayak for the duration of her fieldwork. This was because

Which of the following is NOT a message of this chapter?

Which of the following groups is evidence that the gender binary fails to describe reality?

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Politics

Filters